The English skipper, Joe Root went on to amassed a double hundred as the visiting team made Indian bowlers toil hard on the second day of the first Test of the ongoing four-match series in Chennai. Watching his mainstream bowlers struggle against England’s batsmen and to give them some rest, the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli handed the ball to Rohit Sharma just before tea and it became the talk of the town soon it became a talking point on the internet.
Rohit, who hardly bowls, mimicked veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh’s action which made a lot of Indian fans laugh. Rohit bowled just a couple of overs and gave away seven runs. Here is the video of the incident:
https://twitter.com/vishalghandat1/status/1357973161308901384?s=20
Former India opener Wasim Jaffer, known for his witty tweets, also reacted to Rohit’s bowling.
"So how's the test going?"
"Rohit Sharma is bowling"
"Oh got it."#INDvsENG— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) February 6, 2021
While Rohit doesn’t bowl much, he was seen bowling with some of the variations despite being a part-time bowler. During the Brisbane Test against Australia last month, Rohit Sharma was seen bowling and bowled a medium pace delivery to complete Navdeep Saini’s over.
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The visitors completely dominated the play on the second day as well, with visiting captain Joe Root and all-rounder Ben Stokes keeping Indian bowlers at bay in the morning session.
Root has been cashing on his purple patch and before getting out in the final session, becoming the first-ever batsman to score a double hundred in his 100th Test appearance.
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The English skipper faced as many as 377 balls in his marathon innings before left-arm spinner Shahbaz Nadeem trapped him in front of the stumps, bringing his 218-run knock to an end. At The end of Day 2, the visitors are at 555/8.
